JP Acosta#40 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 3, 2026
Reviewing Senior Bowl risers, Acosta pegged Western Michigan edge Na'Dame Tucker as a late Day 2/early Day 3 pick and Missouri receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. as an early Day 3 pick, and said Ohio State defensive tackle Kayden McDonald will be a first-round selection.
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What JP Acosta said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromMcDonald's gonna go in the first round.
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- 2026 NFL Mock Draft: What We Would Do For EVERY 1st-Round Pick | Shrine & Senior Bowl Biggest Risers
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- SaidFeb 3
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- 1Cade McDonald to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)“And especially after Amari Watson decided to return to school, I think he is gonna go in the first round. McDonald's gonna go in the first round.”
- 2Nadame Tucker to be picked “late day two, early day three”“But I think around, like, late day two, early day three, a guy like Nadame Tucker can come in and immediately be a pass rush help for a lot of teams.”
- 3Kevin Coleman to be picked “early day three”“I don't think he's gonna be a day two guy. I think maybe, like, early day three because, again, there's just the size is going to be a big issue.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McDonald to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went undrafted | 0 | 50 | — | |
| Nadame Tucker to be picked “late day two, early day three”2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Kevin Coleman to be picked “early day three”3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 miss · 2 waiting | 0 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksCade McDonald
Cade McDonald to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent undrafted0Miss · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cade McDonald
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with CLE
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Mock Draft PicksNadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker to be picked “late day two, early day three”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Mock Draft PicksKevin Coleman
Kevin Coleman to be picked “early day three”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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